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Pixar Zoetrope on Devour.com
In order to show the public how animation really works, Pixar created their own zoetrope made from 18 spinning sculptures and a strobe light. You can see it for yourself at Disney's California Adventure and Hong Kong Disneyland.
It might seem like 3D technology that’s so prevalent in every movie release today is some vastly new scientific achievement but actually, 3D movie viewing has been around for quite some time now; decades, even. We’ve developed an infographic that easily explains how it works in rich detail and may provide that spark of innovation to further advance 3D technology.
How 3-D Works
No matter how closely a robot resembles a human on the outside, if you crack it open, the jumble of wires is unlikely to bear much resemblance to our insides. A group of European researchers aims to bridge that gap--its robot prototype is anthropomimetic, meaning it mimics the human form. There's a skeleton made of thermoplastic polymer, actuators that correspond to each muscle and kiteline as tendons.
10 Tech Concepts You Need to Know for 2010 - Popular Mechanics
It's no secret that toxic, heavy, and expensive batteries are the Achilles' heel of electric vehicles. But that's all about to change. Just yesterday we were talking about a super-lightweight car that draws its power from the road itself , but today we discover that it's not just a concept. The world's first commercially available wireless induction charging system is set to debut in London. The HaloIPT system will charge electric vehicles via Inductive Power Transfer (IPT).
London Gets First Electrified Roads That Charge EV's Wirelessly
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Jonathan J. Rubinstein is an American computer scientist and electrical engineer who helped create the iPod, the portable music and video device first sold by Apple Computer Inc. in 2001. He has been elected to serve as a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.